Department of Mathematics

If you are eager to apply the mathematical skills you acquired at school to unique, challenging problems with meaningful impact, the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) will be giving an information session which should intrigue you.

Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm

Location: Career Centre Seminar Room, Koffler Student Services Centre

Main Floor, 214 College Street

CSEC is hiring mathematicians with a strong research and development background to work on teams solving challenging applied problems in the fields of cryptology, data mining and computational statistics. We are especially looking for creative people who have university degrees at the undergraduate or graduate levels in a science discipline (mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering, life sciences, etc.) and have demonstrated the skills necessary to use both sophisticated mathematical techniques and state-of-the-art computers to perform innovative applied research and development. Areas of mathematical expertise which are particularly applicable include group theory, finite field theory, data mining/machine learning, linear algebra, combinatorics, number theory, probability and statistics.

All jobs are located in Ottawa and applicants must be Canadian citizens.

Mitacs is a national research organization offering
unique research and training programs to graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows (PDFs) in Canada.

Mitacs Enterprise (http://www.mitacs.ca/enterprise): A competitive
6-month internship and business mentorship program that gives
graduates of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
disciplines an opportunity to work with small to medium-sized
companies (SME) operating in a STEM sector throughout Southern Ontario.

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CANADA/USA MATHCAMP is looking for graduate students as leaders for its 2012 session,

June 27 to August 8, 2012
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

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If you know anyone who may be interested, please forward this email to them.
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“Becoming a mentor at Mathcamp was the single best professional choice I made in grad school. I say this not because it was truckloads of fun, a pleasant break from the research routine, and the start of some wonderful friendships, though it was all that and more. The simple joy of working with amazingly bright and talented high school students each summer renewed my passion for mathematics when it sagged at the end of the academic year, and reminded me why it was worth while to keep working through all of the doubts and difficulties on the way to my thesis.

At Mathcamp, I learned to give lectures that are entertaining as well as precise and informative. No seminar audience asks tougher questions than Mathcampers. Once you can hold the attention and respect of twenty Mathcampers for a full hour on a sunny summer afternoon, you have nothing to fear from any seminar or colloquium audience in the country.”
–Sam Payne, Assistant Professor at Yale and former Mathcamp mentor

This summer, we invite you to:

* Be a leader in a vibrant community of talented and enthusiastic high-school students and energetic faculty.
* Teach and learn what most interests you, in an atmosphere of freedom and excitement.
* Be a friend and mentor to 110 marvelous kids.
* Be an architect of an experience that those 110 kids will cherish for years.

The goal of Canada/USA Mathcamp is to provide an environment where talented high-school students can interact with world-class mathematicians, explore advanced topics in mathematics, sharpen their problem-solving skills, and find a true intellectual peer group. The students, mostly between the ages of 15 and 18, with a few exceptions as young as 13, come from all over the United States, Canada, and the world. They are taught for the full five weeks by graduate students and professors from the continent’s top colleges and universities, and a number of researchers are invited to give guest lectures or lecture series. (Recent visitors have included prominent figures such as John Conway and Avi Wigderson, young mathematicians such as Moon Duchin and Matthew Kahle, and researchers from related fields such as Allan Adams and Rebecca Saxe.)

We are looking for graduate students in pure and applied mathematics and closely related disciplines who love (and are good at) both math and teaching, and who share our enthusiasm for mentoring bright students. The role of the graduate student mentors at Mathcamp is not a typical one: they are not only active teachers and counselors, but are the camp’s primary leaders and organizers, helping to set the tone for the entire program. There is no set curriculum: each mentor conceives and plans his or her own classes. Beyond academics, mentors help to cultivate the rich life of the camp by planning activities, setting camp policy, and serving as residential counselors — essentially running the camp.

The ideal candidate for this job must be ready to think of her- or himself as a partner, not an employee. We seek interesting and creative personalities to help bring the camp alive (and make it an exciting place to work). Mentors must be willing to take responsibility and display immediate initiative when the situation demands it; but they must also be good at communicating and working with others to achieve broader goals. Flexibility and tolerance for a certain degree of chaos are a must. Since women and minority students often face a shortage of role models in mathematics, we are especially eager to recruit mentors from these groups.

We may also be interested in hiring one mentor with experience in Olympiad-level problem solving as a problem-solving instructor. As with every mentor, this instructorship includes the opportunity to design and teach classes in topics of interest (but, for this special position, with an orientation towards problem solving when possible). Additionally, the problem-solving instructor creates and coordinates the weekly team problem-solving competition.

If you think you may be interested in being a Mathcamp mentor this summer, please contact Susan Durst (sdurst@math.rutgers.edu) for more information about the job and how to apply. If you are interested in being a problem solving instructor, please specify this in your email. Equal consideration will be given to all applications received by Tuesday, March 1, 2012.

The Mathematics Foundation of America does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational programs, admissions policies, employment practices, financial aid, or any other programs. At Canada/USA Mathcamp, we strive to create a diverse community that welcomes students and faculty from all backgrounds; we feel that this diversity is one of our greatest strengths.

The Mathematics Foundation of America does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational programs, admissions policies, employment practices, financial aid, or any other programs. At Canada/USA Mathcamp, we strive to create a diverse community that welcomes students and faculty from all backgrounds; we feel that this diversity is one of our greatest strengths.

The PhD’s Job Crisis discusses the availability of academic jobs for recent PhD recipients and the decline of the tenure track in America. Together, these raise interesting questions regarding the future of American higher education. The PhDs Job Crisis is also currently featured on Edudemic.com (http://edudemic.com/2012/01/phd-job/).

Grad AdminUncategorizedComments Off on Postdoc and Graduate Positions in Paris

Postdoctoral Research Program

The Foundation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris offers 20 post-doctoral positions in mathematics and in computer science. These positions are for one or two year and are to be filled as from October 1st, 2012, in the research laboratories affiliated to the Foundation. Open from: October 13th until december 13th, 2011

The Fondation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris offers master courses scholarships and personalized support to students having studied abroad, selected through a written application process, in order to join the Paris Graduate School of Mathematical Science.

The Azrieli Fellows Program
Opportunity for Postdoctoral Fellowship 2012/2013
The Azrieli Fellows Program welcomes the best and the brightest
postdoctoral scholars who wish to undertake postdoctoral research
in Israel. The time candidates spend conducting research in Israel
will provide them with valuable tools to realize their professional
goals through collaborative association with Israel's world-class
academic institutions and researchers. The fellowships are awarded
on the basis of academic excellence. Candidates are assessed on
their potential to make cutting-edge contributions to their respective
fields. Aspects of personal merit and leadership abilities are also
taken into consideration without regard to race, religion, gender,
ethnicity or age.
Eligibility:
The Azrieli Fellows Program is currently open to scholars in any field
of study who are:
Â· at the postdoctoral level.
Â· Canadian citizens or who have completed their doctorate at a
Canadian university.
Â· able to obtain an academic sponsor who is a faculty member at one
of the seven participating Israeli academic institutions.
Participating Israeli Institutions:
Bar-Ilan University | Ben-Gurion University | Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology | Tel Aviv University | The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem | University of Haifa | Weizmann Institute
of Science
For more information and to apply, please visit our website at:
www.azrielifoundation.org

The Azrieli Foundation is delighted to continue its funding opportunity for post-doctoral researchers in Israel.

The Azrieli Fellows Program welcomes the best and brightest scholars from Canada, who wish to undertake postdoctoral research in Israel. Scholars may pursue research in any field of study. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or have completed a doctorate at a Canadian university.
The fellowships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence. Candidates are assessed by leading experts and academics for their potential to make cutting-edge contributions to their respective fields. Aspects of personal merit and leadership abilities are also taken into consideration.

A delegation from the City University of Hong Kong
(http://www.cityu.edu.khk) will be visiting
the University of Toronto next week and they are interested in
recruiting potential faculty members. For this purpose, a reception
will be held on
11 June 2010 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at
InterContinental Toronto Yorkville
to present the vision of
City University of Hong Kong and to meet with potential candidates.
For registration, please e-mail: hrayg@cityu.edu.hk
You are welcome to meet the delegation by making an appointment
via e-mail at: hrayg@cityu.edu.hk